tiny

adjective

ti·ny ˈtī-nē

tinier; tiniest

Synonyms of tiny next

: very small or diminutive : minute

tinily

ˈtī-nə-lē

adverb

tininess

ˈtī-nē-nəs

noun

Choose the Right Synonym for tiny

small, little, diminutive, minute, tiny, miniature mean noticeably below average in size.

small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number.

a relatively small backyard

little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity.

your pathetic little smile

diminutive implies abnormal smallness.

diminutive bonsai plants

minute implies extreme smallness.

a minute amount of caffeine in the soda

tiny is an informal equivalent to minute.

tiny cracks formed in the painting

miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale.

a dollhouse with miniature furnishings

Examples of tiny in a Sentence

The computer chips were tiny. He's from a tiny town that you've probably never heard of. There's just one tiny little problem. Aren't you even a tiny bit scared?

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For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page. —

Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025 Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next. —

Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025 In 2016, Thrive Santa Ana was born, a land trust that incubates businesses in a tiny enclave of Santa Ana’s Casa Bonita neighborhood, at the intersection of West Walnut Street and South Daisy Avenue. —

Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tiny